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UK LGBT EVENTS AUGUST 2017

Events Calendar: Our monthly LGBT guide & listings of What's On & Where to Go !! - UK LGBT social, sporting, networking & business events available to view on line by Members/Visitors also emailed to our Members/Subscribers.

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In 2025 we listed 418 Events which are available to view in the Archive

AUGUST 2017 - 68 events (2026 - 183 events listed)
01 - 05
La Cage Aux Folles, Sunderland (Bill Kenwright Production)
Audiences are standing and cheering, and the national critics are raving about Bill Kenwrights spectacularly stunning and hilariously funny new production of La Cage Aux Folles, currently on its first...
01 - 06
Fran & Leni @ The Kings Head Theatre
1976. Fran & Leni meet in a North London comp. Three years later they are The Rips. Girls with guitars, bored of playing nice. I was the punk. I was...
01 - 12
Odd Man Out @ The Hope Theatre
Ripley Theatre in association with Black Coffee Theatre are proud to present ODD MAN OUT; two beautiful stories of two people that dont quite fit in. RABBITSKIN: Written by Dominic...
01 - 12
Twighlight Song by Kevin Elyt @ Park Theatre (until 12 August)
Adam Garcia, Bryony Hannah and Paul Higgins star in the premiere of the final play by Kevin Elyot, writer of the classic comedy My Night with Reg. Set on summer...
01 - 19
Angels in America @ The National Theatre
America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. The...
01 - 19
Yanks ! A WW11 Love Story @ Charing Cross Theatre
Some stories didnt make it into the history books Based on the Off-Broadway hit production, and transferring to London following a highly acclaimed run at the Hope Mill Theatre in...
01 - 20
He Shoots, He Shoots @ Above The Stag
Fresh off the train from rural Devon, Joe joins the Hercules Harriers: Londons worst gay football team. He sets out to transform them from hot messes into winners, in time...
01 - 26
Coming Clean @ The Kings Head Theatre
Tony and Greg seem to have love all figured out. Theyre in a committed relationship, but with room for a little sex-on-the-side whenever it takes their fancy. Their only rule...
01 - 31
Prejudice and Pride @ The National Trust Exploring its LGBT History
This year we're exploring themes of gender and sexuality as we mark 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. Were hosting events and exhibitions that tell the stories of...
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01 - 31
The Great Gatsby @The Arts Theatre (until 10 September)
"The honour would be entirely mine if you would attend my little party." Hosted in a secret central London location. Great cast, great direction, great production Great Gatsby! Recommended...
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